lime deposit

lime — lime1 [līm] n. [ME < OE līm, akin to Ger leim < IE base * (s)lei , SLIME, wet and sticky, to smooth over > Gr leios, smooth, L limus, slime, mud, linere, to smear, levis, smooth, OE lam, clay] 1. short for BIRDLIME 2. a white substance,… …   English World dictionary

Ajui — landed in order to conquer the island for the Spanish crown. Puerto de la Peña is a small settlement of Ajuy and used to serve as a port of the old island capital of Betancuria. The port was later raided by pirates. Ajuy features a black sanded… …   Wikipedia

Havelock, New Brunswick — is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick.Havelock was named after Sir Henry Havelock and was previously known as Butternut Ridge.Havelock is at the junction of Route 885 and Route 880.The community is situated on a large lime… …   Wikipedia

Lake Clifton, Western Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Lake Clifton state = wa caption = Lake Clifton thrombolites lga = Shire of Waroona postcode = 6215 pop = 50 est = 1920 stategov = Collie Wellington fedgov = Canning dist1 = 115 | dir1 = SSW |… …   Wikipedia

steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …   Universalium

loess — loessial, loessal, adj. /loh es, les, lus/, n. a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia. [1825 35; < G Löss < Swiss G lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial.… …   Universalium

art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …   Universalium

industrial glass — Introduction       solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …   Universalium

Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company — Type Public Industry Manufacturing, Mining Founded 1910 Headquarters Rogers City, Michigan, USA Key people …   Wikipedia

Yule Marble — Lincoln Memorial: exterior is all Yule Marble. Yule Marble is a type of metamorphed limestone found only in the Yule Creek Valley, in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado , just south of the town of Marble, Colorado ( …   Wikipedia